Transcript ICT AND NEW DEVELOPMENT PARADIGMS IN S.E.ASIA

ICT AND NEW DEVELOPMENT
PARADIGMS IN S.E.ASIA
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A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE ICT
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AND
DIFFUSION IN S.E. ASIA
HIGHLIGHTING SOME EMERGING
ISSUES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
THE ROLE OF ICT IN AN ECONOMYFOUR BUILDING BLOCKS
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ICT Goods Sectors
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Information Content Sectors
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Communication Network Sectors
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‘Informatization’ Sectors
ICT Goods Sector
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Create, make and move physical
hardware devices used in the
processing and display of information
( e.g. computers, consumer electronics,
telephones, and other information
appliances)
The Information Content
Sectors
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Create, make and move information
(e.g. music, video, news and
entertainment, software, etc.)
The Communication Network
Sectors
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Provide the enabling network
infrastructures ( wired and wireless) to
support the transmission of information
between ICT devices.
The Informatization Sectors
(Diffusion of ICT)
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Consist of the economic activities of
utilizing ICT devices and information
contents either for consumption by
household users or for production by
enterprises in all sectors of the
economy so as to increase productivity
or quality
ICT Production in S.E.Asia
ASEAN-5: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand,
Indonesia, Philippines
 1985
<US $9 billions
1998
>US $92 billions
( a ten fold increase in 13 years! Or an average
of > 20% per year)
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1985
1998
2% of World production share
8.5% of World production share
Summary
S.E.ASIA has emerged as a major
regional
platform
for
the
production of electronics goods in
general and computer equipment
in particular over the last 30 years
ICT Diffusion in S.E.Asia
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Singapore stands out as further away
from the rest of Southeast Asia states.
Singapore rank 10th in the world in
terms of ICT spending as % of GDP and
6th as measured in terms of per capita
spending
CONCLUSIONS
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Asean has made tremendous stride in
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Leveraging the ICT revolution for economic
development primarily through engaging in
ICT goods production
Less so in creating information contents
Less so in exploiting ICT goods and
information content throughout all
economic sectors to enhance productivity
and competitiveness
….Conclusions
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With the exception of Singapore, the rest of
ASEAN have fallen behind in the diffusion and
adoption of ICT especially the Internet, ecommerce and wireless
(i.e. less ‘e-readiness’)
Manufacturing ICT goods for the world
markets has become more competitive with
entries from China, Mexico and India.
Reasons for ASEAN Lack of
ICT Diffusion
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Language barriers
Slow pace of deregulation of
telecommunications and information content
sectors
Adverse impacts of recent financial crisis
Slow pace of regulatory reforms and
continued dominance of the ‘old’ economy
Outdated industrial policies (e.g. export
oriented manufacturing)